Columbia Promotions Radio & Streaming Team Placement 2022

Columbia Records is a premier frontline label of Sony Music Entertainment. Its roster features some of the most famous names in music history including Bob Dylan, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen, alongside some of the finest cutting-edge artists in the world today such as Calvin Harris, Rosalía and Koffee. Founded in 1887, Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound and home to an array of notable singers, instrumentalists and groups. From 1961 to 1990, its recordings were released outside the U.S. and Canada on the CBS Records label before adopting the Columbia name in most of the world. The President of Columbia Records in the UK is Ferdy Unger-Hamilton. The Managing Director is Manish Arora. 

The Role 

The successful intern will provide effective, consistent and confidential administrative support to the Radio & Streaming team and regional radio consultants. They will act as the main office based point of contact and represent the team impeccably, keeping up to date with schedules and information needed to communicate effectively on behalf of the team 

The Team 

The radio and streaming promotions department in Columbia is an exciting, fast paced, forward-thinking, front-line department. We are among the very first to hear brand new music and are responsible for managing strategy and promotion for artists across UK radio and streaming platforms. It’s a busy department, but a very rewarding one, at the centre of every artist campaign – from when they are first signed, to when they are headlining their first arena!  We are a close-knit group and work brilliantly as a team, helping each other to achieve our goals and being there to support each other as much as possible. We celebrate each other’s successes, and we are there to support when things aren’t going as we’d hoped! 

What you’ll do

• Work closely with Marketing, Sales and A&R teams to collate assets and create updates for us and our partners across radio and
• Use the Spotify pitching tool to input all new releases into the Spotify system and chase up the relevant teams if they aren’t.
• Keep up to date on Spotify playlists and where Columbia artists are featured
• Keep across radio playlists and airplay using Radiomonitor, monitoring where Columbia artists and other artists are featured, sending updates to the team
• Update radio release schedules weekly
• Service music releases (digitally and occasionally physically) with all the relevant assets
• Create promotion schedules
• Assist and occasionally cover radio promotion, including in person and connecting radio interviews via the phone. (sometimes organising artist riders etc), helping at live sessions
• Book meetings both internally and externally alongside booking any travel or arrangements required.
• Be responsible for all general admin including purchase orders, monitoring payments, sending bikes, ordering stationery and stock control this to be done on a daily basis. Ensuring gig tickets are requested by the deadline.

Who you are

• Someone super organised, dedicated and passionate.
• Someone with a strong interest in radio and knowledge of the main streaming platforms.
• An awareness of radio, or previous work in radio would be a bonus.
• Excellent time management
• Strong organisational skills
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
• Good people skills
• A passion for music
• At Columbia we love all music and are all fans across a broad range of genres! We have a varied roster so being open minded to new music is a plus.

What we give you 

• Weekly sessions with fellow interns to learn about the wider business. 
• Learning and development workshops to help you grow within the working world. 
• The opportunity to join our employee resource groups @HUE, @Whatif, @Whatiffreedom and make a difference to our company. 
• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays 
• 2 Premium days to use for working on yourself, caring for your mental health or volunteering. 
• A credit to use on live gigs. 
• Free vinyl 

How to apply

When applying to your chosen position, please answer all of the application questions, these answers will be reviewed along with your CV. Please ensure that your CV is readable in all formats, we recommend uploading a PDF CV.

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive a confirmation email to let you know that we have received your application. We aim to get back to everyone on the status of their application by 31/08/21

The application window for this internship will close on 01/08/21 at 9pm. We will not be accepting any applications after this time and date.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance with the application or interview process, please contact us here sonyinternshipsuk@sonymusic.com. Please put Reasonable Adjustment Request in the subject line of the email. If you are in need of a phone call, please send us the email a message with the subject line Call Request and your number and we will get in contact at our earliest convenience. Please do not contact reception with application queries.

Things to note

• We do not require you to have a degree or qualification in order to apply for this internship but you do need to be over 18+.
• The start date for the programme will be in January 2022
• We will get back to you on the status of your application by 31/08/21
• There will be 3 rounds of interviews to complete, the recruitment process will be a mixture of virtual and in person interviews, but this will be determined by Covid restrictions and government guidelines at the time of interview. Again, if you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview process, please contact us at sonyinternshipsuk@sonymusic.com. Please put Reasonable Adjustment Request in the subject line of the email.
• The first round of interviews will commence in September 2021, with final rounds in late October or Early November.